The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-09-05
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Two Women whose Faith In Mon Was Costly

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Louis Il. Ortiz, Of Vest Virginia, was
arrested in Allegheny City Saturday for
bisamy, and caused an exciting scene In
the Office Of Alderman McKelyy.
About 9 O'clock yesterday morning Mr..
Henry Otto, accompanied by bis attorney,
B. B. Doyener, E!q,, Of Wheeling, ap.
pes1ed Of Squire McKelvys Office, Gays
the Pittsburgh Sunday Dbpulch. The for.
mer stated. that hla daughter, a young
girl about % years Of age, had married the
husband Of woman living near the Nail
City. He mRdo an investigation, aud Iate
IN the afternoon! preferred q charge OF
bIgamy againEs Louis u. Orth. He stated
that OfLh was married aud had two chill.
dren. Last month be suddenly dIsap.
peared and Miss Rachel u Otto, a daugh.
ter Of the complainant, disappeared al the
same time. z II was found that .Onh had
procured marriage license from the Reg.
lister by making an affidavit that he had
never been married before. He aud Miss
Oath were married on August Is. Since
that time. he has been working at the
Pleasant Valley car stables and lived In
that vicinity. 75'i77 ;riTlS iG9fi 57'.'lT
After the warrant was served Or.h waiv.
cd hearing, and in default OF 81. 900 bail
was taken over to jail and committed for
trial at court. His second wife prepared
supper as usual, and 90 be failed 10 come
at the usual time made inquiries at Tho
stable, and learned that he had been ar.
rested. She ut once went to Alderman
Mckelvy's Office and asked what charge
had been made against her husband.
Upon being informed that he had been
married twice abe fell in a faint, her head
striking the platform. When the woman
recovered che became hysterical and said
her hurband was true to her, and, tho
charge had been made by his ems.
mics. She demanded permission to see
him in his cell In jail, but 1t was refused.
It waB some time beiorsHhs could be com.
torted and led away to her friends. Mrs.
Orth No.2, it's said, Ia handsome young
woman. She says she will not return
homo under any circumstances. 55,iF55
Saturdays Dispaich also has the follow.
ing story: Yesterday Alderman o. Dom
nell wss called upon by woman from
the West End whom the Alderman had
married to man III July, last. She was
not as happy 40 when she was married,
and told a story which, II trus, should al.
low, her to have what ehe seeks, o d.
vorce. n { S'9' En- s'5Q H
1t seems that while sho waa tho mistress
Of q boarding house the man whom she
married came to board there, and after a
courtahip Of few months their, acquain.
lance; ended in marriage, that being the
third time the woman had taken marriage
vows. But things did not move along
smoothly, anl in short time the husband
proved to be en- idle fellow, and deserted
his wife. Since then she has learned that
he has five wives and children through.
Out. the country, distributed as follows
One wife and iour children in Wheeling,
one wife in Sharon, two wives in Kittan:
ming, and t.o others at an unknown point
down the Ohio river. Not deslrous Of be.
ing attached 10 such diaciple OF Nor.
moniam, the woman desires divorce and
was INSTRUCTED to conauIt all attorney. b